SoCal Vegetable Gardening Classes

Transform your garden into a year-round source of fresh fruits and vegetables

Get Your Garden Readiness Guide

Jumpstart your growing season with this easy-to-follow guide! Get the information and resources you need to create a fruitful garden full of edible plants — fruits, veggies, herbs, and more.

Delicious Fruits & Veggies

Turn your backyard into a reliable source of flavorful, seasonal food.

Summer Veggie Gardening in SoCal

Frustrated by low yields, struggling plants, or mysterious problems in summertime? Learn how to get more out of your garden with better harvests, a longer growing season, and fewer losses

Grow Your Own Herbs & Spices

Want fresher, more flavorful ingredients? Grow them right in your own backyard. Learn how to plant, care for, and use common herb varieties—and some unusual herbs and spices worth growing.

How to Grow Tomatoes in SoCal

Stop following tomato growing advice that doesn't work in our climate. Learn how to grow tomatoes the right way, from seed to harvest, for your most bountiful crop yet.

Garden Care Made Easy

The secret to a low-maintenance garden starts with proper planning. Learn how to set yourself up for success from the start, then care for your garden the best—and easiest—way.

Edible, Waterwise Fruit Trees & Shrubs

Southern California's Mediterranean climate is ideal for growing fruit, but there's so much more than just citrus and avocado. Learn how to grow your favorites and discover lesser-known fruits worth planting.

"Bee" Happy with Hilary Kearney

Bees are essential to the plants in your garden. Learn how to attract and get the most benefit from them without having to keep bees yourself.

Learn to grow tomatoes in SoCal

Want to grow beautiful, bountiful tomatoes? Let me take the guess-work out of the process, from seed to harvest! This eBook includes:

🍅 Tomato growing tips
🍅 Advice on dealing with disease and pests
🍅 Membership in my Garden School community

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Learn & Grow Year-Round

Grow your Southern California gardening know-how all year long with courses and subscriptions made just for our climate.

Fundamentals of Southern California Gardening

Southern California's unique climate makes all other gardening advice useless. This year-long gardening course teaches you exactly how to garden in our unique climate, saving you money, time, and frustration.

Mastering Southern California Gardening

Fundamentals teaches you the basics, now it's time to dig deeper. In this course, you'll build expertise, grow confidence, and learn to create a garden that’s beautiful, resilient, and deeply rooted in environmental wisdom.

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